The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
SOME CITY MATTERS
REFoRK THE cIrY COUNCIL

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REFoRn THE o1pY couXciu
at tho sAmi.Mon.hiy Session lat Evening".
Financial neports-The Island sewer Or.
dered-The Local Health umcials
to Constitute q CITY Board.
Council met in regular aemi.monthly
Hession last night, and after disposing Of a
considerable amount Of routine busineau
In a commercially short time, proceeded
to waste about two hours in a manner
thatat times approached tho iarcical. The
Second Branch was called to order shortly
before 8 O'Clock, and 40 usual there was no
quorum. The aergeants were ordered out
and In o few minutes tho requisite fifteen
members were present. The reading Of
tho minutes, which were quite lengthy,
consumed come time, and at the conclu.
alono Of the reading all the members were
present except Messrs. Bremen, Davis,
Hcaly, Maxwell, stegser and Whyte.
AS usual, the fire. thing considered was
tho Bomi.monthy report Of Clerk Bowers,
chewing the expenditures made up to
date by the several boards and depart.
ments Of tho city out Of tho appropriations
madet to them at the beginning OF the
year.
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Tho total appropriations amounted to
s3ll ,264 GO. The total expenditures have
been 1884, 3l IS, leaving q balance Of
s76,7S3 So. divided as follows:
Board Of Public Works, So. $50 60; Fire
Department, So. $50 A; Health Depart.
nent, $l,355 SO; Markets. Sl,275 "a; Pc.
lico Department, $4,G20 50; City Prison,
S ,0i3 10; Scalea and Weighing, $2l2 SO;
Real Esta,e, $3.50 10; Cemeteries, $40 90;
Salaries, $l,2SS so; Contingencies, $2,.
06S 10; City. Wstsr Board, 50, 4S4 OF; City
Gas Works, S24,Gi1 o.. The BJard Of
Public Works, in addition to expanding
$50 400 u out OF It's appropriation OF S47,-
702 81, has expended up to date S2l 251 q
out OF It's contingent fund and So, 500 "
ont of itH 10.cent levy fund. Tho appro-
priatlons made to the Loan Of 1877, Com
promise Loan, Loan OF 1881 and Loan of
1885, have been exhausted. This report
wss ordered filed.
Reports were received from the commit
tees and boards as follows: Committee on
Markats presented bills to the amount Of
SIG IS. which were ordered paid. This
amount includes that expended for paint
ing the Second ward market house. Com
mittee on Real Estate, $751; 40, which was
ordered paid. This includes tho payment
OF the seasons ice bills. Committee on
Claims, $50; Committee on Finance, So rs;
Board Of Police and Fire Commissioners
on account OF the Fire Department, $l7 2S.
These amounts were also ordered paid.
STREET EXTENSION.
The Committee on Claims in addition to
presenting its bills reported q resolution
eppropriating 5000 to be used for the pur-
chase OF q lot 10 the Eighth ward for the
extension Of Forty.third street; and pro.
! viding further that in case this sum is not
accepted the Solicitor DO instructed to in
~stitute condemnation proceedings in the
matter at once. This resolution was
adopted.
An ordinance was reported by the Fin
ence Committee providing that ST, 400 be
scaled from the city's contingent fund and
~appropriating the same 10 the Board OF
Public Works to be uaed for the specific
purpose Of constructing at once q eewer
on the leland. The sewer is the one
that has caused 30 much discussion OF late.
Its badly needed sld will be put in at
once.
The Board Of Public Works asked that
appropriations be made out OF the 1O.cent
levy fund to pay the following amounts:
P.J j. Gilligen, for curbing on South Penn
and Indiana streets, all new work, $500 95;
same, for curbing on Seventeenth street,
between Market and Chapline streets, eli
new work, S23 S.. These amounts were
SLOWED.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Up to this point the action OF the First
Branch was to concur with the Seconds
action on oil CT the business above re-
ferred to. The First then tired OF waiting
for business and adjourned. Mayor Sea-
bright was present and presided q part Of
She time. Mr.. Dobbins was IN the chair
the balance Of tho time. The absentees
were Messrs. Gavin, Handlan, Kinney,
Schrebs, Schultzs and Tracy.
The Second Branch continued in ses-
sion till II o'clock, tho following matters
being brought'up:
The Oommieaioners Of tho Loan OF 1851
reported that on October 20. 1887, they
had received the sum Of $1,000 SO from the
City Receiver, which WE diebursed as
tolloWa: 10 tho payment of coupons ma
turing November l, 1887, $685. so; da-
posted in bank for redemption fund, $50.
There is nov deposited in bank to the
credit Of this fund the Gum oil $500. In
tho way OF interest on this gum Sill 10 has
been received and turned into the city
treasury. Tho Commissioners allowed S35
commissions on the amount disbursed,
This was referred to the Finance Com
nittee for investigation and report.
Resolutions were presented and adopt.
ed as tolloWE: By McGregor providing
Tor five new lamp posts on the Island,
By Jones end Cruise, providing for tho re-
pair of board walks in tho First and Sixth
wards. By Gavin, for the purchase Of
thermometers for the building.
Col. Caldwell offered q resolution thct
was adopted asking the Committee on
Health to report n ordinance that shsll
make that committee and tho Health
Officer G City Board of Health, with the
latter 90. executive officer. II is desired
to do thia 30 that tho city ordinances shall
be in conformity with the State health
Law, and mort particularly 80 that the
n wly appointed County Board Of Health
WILL not have cause TO step in and exercise
q supervision over tho sanitary condition
OF things as it has threatened to do.
Il RAILROAD ORDINANCE.
at the last meeting OF Council the
Committees on Railroads. and Ordinarcee
reportedto the First Branch an ordinance
providing for certain safety gates at rail.
road crossings and regulating the speed OF
railroads. Tho purpose of the ordinance
was to compel the Baltimore T. Ohio to
erect. maintain and operate in q proper
manner ct al times gates Of q modern and
improved pattern ct the points where itg
aenpield line croesas Main, Market and
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